LMAO Bulls have got to be desperate for him. Ok if they really do offer him that much he'll be wearing a bulls uni next season. the bulls are crazy for this though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Melo061 @ Jul 1 2006, 04:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Bulls going to offer Ben wallace 126 million dollars espn 1000 reporting :HAHAHA:</div> That has to be a lie...The Bulls cannot be that stupid.
I don't even believe it, the bulls cannot be that stupid. They said paxson will offer to ben. We will see if espn is lying.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jul 1 2006, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Please post a link...it's not on ESPN.</div>RADIO
I could see them offering something stupid like that, I mean the Texas Rangers did give Alex Rodriguez a 10 year 250 million dollar contract, so a 126 million dollar contract i can believe, but not to Ben Wallace.
I really think either that station is stupid or the Bulls are very stupid.In basketball a contract like that to Ben would bring the Bulls down a lot more than the Rangers' contract with A-Rod brought them down. After he left they cut their payroll by $30 million anyway, and they're a much better team now that they're developing players and getting some good pitchers. In a league with such a complex cap situation, that contract would really hold them back. And A-Rod was 25 and maybe one of the greatest players ever. Ben's 31 or something.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JRICH23 @ Jul 1 2006, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I could see them offering something stupid like that, I mean the Texas Rangers did give Alex Rodriguez a 10 year 250 million dollar contract, so a 126 million dollar contract i can believe, but not to Ben Wallace.</div> Alex Rodriguez plays in a league with no cap and he's an MVP...This much money makes no sense at all for this team who has to start signing all these young players in the next couple years.
Christ, Kobe got that kinda change when he was 25 and it was considered incredibly high. If this goes through it will definitely be up there in the highest overpayings in NBA history.
if it was the radio ten i wont believe this till i read it from a reliable source. I cant imagine the bulls be that stupid.
This is insane I don't think this will happen at all. The Bulls are a nice young team, and can be a title contender in like 2 years. Why do this, and mess all of this up?
Wow. That's an awful lot of money for a 31 year old center. I mean, Big Ben would obviously drastically improve this team, but $126M seems like a bit much. I guess time will tell, but I'm in "Ill believe it when I see it" mode on this one.
i thought the longest contract you could give a player was a 5 year deal now becuase of the last thing they signed, so they are going to give him 25 mil a year? thats insane
Melo imed me about this yesterday and I still don't believe it. That looks like near max contract and only Pistons can give that. So it doesn't make sense at all.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Jun 30 2006, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This is insane I don't think this will happen at all. The Bulls are a nice young team, and can be a title contender in like 2 years. Why do this, and mess all of this up?</div>You just pretty much said why they would do it. They are a very young team. All young teams need veteran leadership and he would bring a lot of that. Plus they have a horrible frontcourt still so Ben would be a huge help. Im not sure exactly how signing big ben would mess everything up for them. Still though 126 mil. is rediculous.
Wow this is a dumb move by the bulls if they do this. Ben is declining at an alarming rate and he gets paid the max?
